Dynamic anoxic ferruginous conditions during the end-Permian mass extinction and recovery

Oceanic anoxia is invoked for driving the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction, but the timing, distribution and chemical state are poorly understood. Here, the authors show that fluctuations of anoxic, non-sulfidic (ferruginous) conditions were important for the delayed biotic recovery in the Neo-Tethys.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. O. Clarkson, R. A. Wood, S. W. Poulton, S. Richoz, R. J. Newton, S. A. Kasemann, F. Bowyer, L. Krystyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12236